COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION of TEXAS
2014 Impact Report
Chart B: % of Students with Advanced Course/Dual Credit Completion, 2009-2012
ECHS
79%
T-STEM
Texas
62%
27%
Notes: This chart refers to the percent of students in grades 9-12 who receive credit for at least one advanced course, either AP or dual credit. The weighted average is based on ninth-to-twelfth-grade enrollment on 104 campuses with 30,686 students from 2009 through 2012. It does not include school within a school (SWS) or schools with less than two years of continuous operation. Source: TEA: Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports, advanced courses, and dual credit completion, 2009-2012.
As a result of the national and local attention these school models have received, a growing number of school districts across Texas districts have shown great interest in implementing these proven practices. Although limited financial resources are available at the state level to support this expansion, Educate Texas is exploring a mix of public funds, philanthropic resources, and fee-for-service options to provide more options to scale and to spread the promising practices of Early College High Schools and T-STEM Academies.
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